The impulse to take the seat of the teacher arises most auspiciously from the passion and blessings of your own practice, which creates a heartfelt desire to offer the gifts of yoga to others. You become an excellent teacher when you bring head and heart, intelligence and passion, together into your own individual form of teaching. This teacher training will first support you in establishing daily life practices that sustain and nourish a yogic lifestyle. We will guide you in accessing your own creativity and brilliance, and offer you tools to become the best yoga teacher you can be. We will also take you on a great tour of the yoga tradition, its philosophy, great insights, and texts. We will offer you the very best of our many combined years of teaching and teacher training. You will leave this training prepared and inspired to teach effective, contextualized yoga to a diverse body of students.

Adjunct Faculty: Kathleen Pape on the Psychology of the Classroom, Michael Jacobus on Anatomy, Dhaval Dhru on Ayurveda, Whitney Lawless on Ease of Voice and Body, Meg Agnew on Meditation and Mindfulness

WHY STUDY WITH US?
All our core faculty were trained in Anusara yoga, and understand that method deeply, while also honoring and sourcing the best from the fields of physical therapy, kinesiology, therapeutics, etc. We all have a commitment to including the stream of Tantric teaching in our philosophy, while also continually revisiting the root texts of the yoga tradition.

We believe that being a yoga teacher is an honor, a privilege and a never-ending path of growth and service. We have seen, over and over, that yoga changes lives, and know that being part of that evolution is sacred.

We’ve trained some of the most beloved teachers in Seattle and beyond. Seattle Yoga Arts has been known as a studio of depth and excellence in teaching since it opened in 1993. Our core faculty are among some of the most respected teachers in the Northwest. We’ve had the time and experience to refine our Teacher Training program; we’ve weeded out what isn’t valuable, and brought in concepts that truly enhance your training.

THIS TRAINING WILL EARN YOU CERTIFICATION THROUGH YOGA ALLIANCE AT THE 200 HOUR LEVEL.

PREREQUISITES

At least one year taking weekly (or so) public yoga classes

At least five classes at Seattle Yoga Arts

A burning desire to learn more about yoga

Family and friends support network for your year of training

Clarity about your schedule, capacities, and other commitments so you are honest with yourself that you have or can make space for this training in your life

DATES AND TIMES

The program consists of twelve weekends of 15 hours each, beginning in January 2016 and ending in December 2016. There are study group gatherings and homework outside of class time. Plan on about four to eight hours of outside class work a month.

Remit application and $200 non-refundable deposit to: Seattle Yoga Arts, 1540 15th Ave, Seattle, WA 98122, or email us the application at aimee@seattleyogaarts.comand call the studio at 206-440-3191 to pay the application fee by credit card.NOTE: The application fee is rolled into your full payment, so your first weekend fee is $75, or full payment is $3,100.

We will respond within 10 days to your application, letting you know whether you have been accepted into the training. Please do not send any further payments until you hear from us.

You Can Join this 300 Hour Modular Teacher Training Anytime!

Earn your 300 hours through stand-alone modules that you take as you like. Work toward 500-hour certification through Yoga Alliance or take modules independently for your own education and nourishment.

Begin the program when it works for you.

Learn on your own timeline.Study what you want to study when you want to study it. Study with experts in their fields.

Take up to three years to earn your 300 hours.

Some classes are open to everyone; other classes open only to teachers, teachers in training, and teacher wannabes. See notations in individual classes in our syllabus.Let us know what you’d like to learn; we’ll create a module around it!

Why Study With Us?

All our core faculty were trained in Anusara yoga, and understand that method deeply, while also honoring and sourcing the best from the fields of physical therapy, kinesiology, therapeutics, etc. We all have a commitment to including the stream of Tantric teaching in our philosophy, while also continually revisiting the root texts of the yoga tradition.

We believe that being a yoga teacher is an honor, a privilege and a never-ending path of growth and service. We have seen, over and over, that yoga changes lives, and know that being part of that evolution is sacred.

We’ve trained some of the most beloved teachers in Seattle and beyond. Seattle Yoga Arts has been known as a studio of depth and excellence in teaching since it opened in 1993. Our core faculty are among some of the most respected teachers in the Northwest. We’ve had the time and experience to refine our Teacher Training program; we’ve weeded out what isn’t valuable, and brought in concepts that truly enhance your training.